ABSTRACT
My aim in this chapter is to highlight some of the fundamental human challenges faced by those intent on leading for sustainability and to propose strategies for meeting those challenges. I draw upon research on future orientation, environmental management, and from the growing fi eld of environmental psychology. The latter is a fi eld of particular interest, and one goal of this chapter is to introduce some of the research fi ndings from this fi eld to students and practitioners of leadership who may be unfamiliar with it. The chapter briefl y outlines some of the intellectual and motivational challenges that come with trying to get people to cooperate in solving social dilemmas like climate change and other environmental problems and offers some suggestions for how to facilitate intrinsic motivation to act for the common good. The chapter concludes with an examination of our affi nity for nature and natural scenes and how leaders can help to foster love of nature among their constituents as an important fi rst step towards achieving sustainability.
